Arriving in Hong Kong

Friday March 11 - Woke up at 4:10ish and went to school. We had the sending ceremony. Left for TO by 5:30. Sat in the airport for over three hours. Flew to Hong Kong.

Saturday March 12 – Flight continues… Drive on left side of the road. What?!? (It took me half an hour of riding in the bus to realize that we were driving on the wrong side, and another day to figure out that driver sat on right side of the cars). Arrived at our retreat centre, played Catch Phrase and went to sleep.

Sunday March 13 – I got up 7:00 and walked around and played ping pong with Josh until breakfast, at 8:00. Breakfast was some sort of soup. Then we met this Swiss tour guide with a half Scottish, half Australian, with trace amounts of Asian and also a bit of German accent. He showed us the legislative place where there was a group marching about getting more money from the government, which miraculously had an approximately 6 billion Hong Kong dollar surplus last year and is giving it away. We also saw a building that appeared to be in need of dusting.

Then we had lunch of traditional Hong Kong cuisine, then we took the tram and the subway and a coach to the largest ever outdoor sitting bronze Buddha. Then we took the gondola down to the sea for a 2 hour cruise around Victoria Harbour before the return to The PHAB Camp residence to sleep.

by Michael Hewson